http://theddy.dev/tags/jwe/Recent content in Jwe on Theddy Dev SpaceHugo -- 0.150.0en-usThu, 02 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200http://theddy.dev/posts/jwt-jws/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0200http://theddy.dev/posts/jwt-jws/<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) Working Group was formed in 2011 to standardize signing, encryption, and key representation mechanisms for JSON-based data.</p> <p>This effort resulted in a family of specifications published around 2015 as RFCs:</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7515">JWS (RFC 7515)</a> - JSON Web Signature</li> <li><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7516">JWE (RFC 7516)</a> - JSON Web Encryption</li> <li><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7517">JWK (RFC 7517)</a> - JSON Web Key</li> <li><a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7518">JWA (RFC 7518)</a> - JSON Web Algorithms</li> </ol> <p>This led to the creation of <strong>JWT (JSON Web Token)</strong>, standardized as <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7519">RFC 7519</a> in 2015. BTW, JWT is actually pronounced &ldquo;jot&rdquo;, not J-W-T.</p>